{"id":6994,"date":"2026-10-05T13:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T18:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/press-releases\/?p=6994"},"modified":"2026-10-05T13:00:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T18:00:57","slug":"und-theatre-to-open-starcher-stage-on-oct-8-with-the-addams-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/press-releases\/2026\/10\/und-theatre-to-open-starcher-stage-on-oct-8-with-the-addams-family\/","title":{"rendered":"UND Theatre to open Starcher Stage on Oct. 8 with \u2018The Addams Family\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ribbon-cutting for new Starcher Stage starts at 6:45 p.m. on opening night, Thursday, Oct. 8, at Starcher Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6995\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6995\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/press-releases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/addams-cast-web.jpg\" alt=\"Madi Watts (from left) as Morticia Addams, Isabella Voller as Wednesday Addams, Blake Storbakken as Gomez Addams and Earmonn Smith as Pugsley Addams\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/press-releases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/addams-cast-web.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/press-releases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/addams-cast-web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/press-releases\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/addams-cast-web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: Madi Watts as Morticia Addams, Isabella Voller as Wednesday Addams, Blake Storbakken as Gomez Addams and Earmonn Smith as Pugsley Addams. Image courtesy of UND Theatre Arts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Who<\/strong>: UND Department of Theatre Arts<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>What<\/strong>: \u201cThe Addams Family,\u201d music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa with book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice based on the characters created by Charles Addams<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Where<\/strong>: Starcher Stage in Starcher Hall (please use the east side entrance)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>When<\/strong>: 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 8 through 10 and 15 through 17; 2 p.m. on Oct. 11 and 18<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Tickets<\/strong>: $30\u00a0for adults, $15 for students, seniors and military (with ID). Free for student military (available at box office on night of the show, with ID).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Box Office<\/strong>: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/burtness.und.edu\/\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">UND Department of Theatre Arts<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UND Theatre is excited to open the 2026-27 season with \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.und.edu\/event\/the-addams-family\"><strong>The Addams Family<\/strong><\/a>\u201d on a new stage at Starcher Hall.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe Addams Family\u201d is a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, featuring an original story and a dilemma that is every father\u2019s nightmare.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family \u2014 a man her parents have never met.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And if that wasn\u2019t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he\u2019s never done before: keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday\u2019s \u201cnormal\u201d boyfriend and his parents.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For the first time since 1962, UND Theatre has a new performance space. The new Starcher Stage, located in Starcher Hall, will be unveiled on opening night of \u201cThe Addams Family\u201d on Thursday, Oct. 8.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An opening night ribbon cutting will start at 6:45 with celebrations before the show and food and drinks at intermission. Join the Department of Theatre Arts as it opens the state\u2019s premiere black box theater and embarks on a new era of UND Theatre.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UND students, faculty and staff are looking forward to seeing everyone at the new Starcher Stage!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Production Information<\/h2>\n<h3>Production Team (*student):<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Director: Emily Cherry Oliver<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Music Director: Justin Montinge<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Choreographer: Emily Wirkus<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Stage Manager: Oliver van Tiel*<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Scenic Designer: Victor E. 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